Mayweather captures WBC title amid controversy
LAS VEGAS: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather won the World Boxing Council welterweight championship Saturday with a controversial fourth round knockout of Victor Ortiz.Mayweather knocked out Ortiz at 2:59...
Published September 18, 2011
Mayweather knocked out Ortiz at 2:59 of the fourth round as he appeared to hit the champion during a break in the fight with a left-right combination while he had his hands at his side and was looking the other way.
The referee had stopped the fight in mid-round just seconds earlier to deduct a point from Ortiz for head-butting Mayweather in the corner.
